Chants Complete Perfect Season on Senior Day

CONWAY - The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team handed a 5-2 loss to Winthrop on Sunday afternoon to complete the 2013 season with an unblemished Big South Conference record, and claim the conference's regular season championship.

The Chanticleers (12-5, 8-0) and Eagles (9-12, 5-3) will now prepare for the Big South tournament, which starts later this week.

Winthrop came out firing, quickly taking the lead on all three doubles courts. The Chants would rally back, however, to sweep all three doubles decisions and claim the match's first point.

Ivar Aramburu and Patrick won their matches at Nos. 2 and 6, respectively, to earn Winthrop's two points.

"We were down on all three courts in doubles, but we fought back in every match to capture the point," said head coach Chris Powers. "It has been a great run to this point, but everything changes at the conference tournament. We will have to fight harder than ever next week."

Coastal will travel to Rock Hill, S.C. this week to compete in the Big South tournament. The tournament starts with the quarterfinals on Thursday, April 18, the semifinals will take place on Friday, and the Big South championship will be played on Saturday.